Method for joint and coordinated load balancing and coverage and capacity optimization in cellular communication networks
First Claim
1. A method for optimizing a real cellular, wireless communication network comprising a plurality of base stations and having a network configuration comprising a plurality of radio cells, the plurality of radio cells serving a served area;
- each of the plurality of radio cells covering a cell area which is further sub-divided into user locations, said network being defined by network parameters, the method comprising;
providing a model of said cellular, wireless communication network having an original model network configuration;
providing, for each of said user locations, a value of a received power of a pilot or reference signal and a traffic demand;
optimizing said model network configuration by performing an iterative direct search to determine an optimal set of physical base station parameters;
wherein the iterative direct search comprises;
constraining the load of each of the plurality of base stations to a defined infimum such that the load is above the defined infimum; and
constraining the received power of the pilot or reference signal of each of the plurality of base stations such that the received power is above a defined threshold at least in a defined part of the serving area; and
constraining a signal-to-interference-and-noise ratio of the pilot or reference signal of each of the plurality of base stations such that the signal-to-interference- and noise ratio is above a defined threshold at least in a defined part of the serving area;
a partitioning strategy to jointly determine an optimal partition of the served area and an associated optimal load of each of the plurality of base stations for a current set of physical base station parameters for each direct search iteration;
said partitioning strategy using an updated value of the received power of the pilot or reference signal for each the plurality of user locations associated with the current set of physical base station parameters for each direct search iteration; and
using said optimized model network configuration to configure said real cellular, wireless communication network.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a method for optimizing a real cellular, wireless communication network that combines mobility load balancing (MLB) with coverage and capacity optimization (CCO) in a joint and coordinated optimization. An optimal set of physical base station parameters is determined by performing an iterative direct search. The iterative direct search comprises a partitioning strategy to jointly determine an optimal partition of the served area and an associated optimal load of each of the plurality of base stations for a current set of physical base station parameters for each direct search iteration; said partitioning strategy using an updated value of the received power of the pilot or reference signal for each the plurality of user locations associated with the current set of physical base station parameters for each direct search iteration.
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18 Claims
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1. A method for optimizing a real cellular, wireless communication network comprising a plurality of base stations and having a network configuration comprising a plurality of radio cells, the plurality of radio cells serving a served area;
- each of the plurality of radio cells covering a cell area which is further sub-divided into user locations, said network being defined by network parameters, the method comprising;
providing a model of said cellular, wireless communication network having an original model network configuration; providing, for each of said user locations, a value of a received power of a pilot or reference signal and a traffic demand; optimizing said model network configuration by performing an iterative direct search to determine an optimal set of physical base station parameters;
wherein the iterative direct search comprises;constraining the load of each of the plurality of base stations to a defined infimum such that the load is above the defined infimum; and constraining the received power of the pilot or reference signal of each of the plurality of base stations such that the received power is above a defined threshold at least in a defined part of the serving area; and constraining a signal-to-interference-and-noise ratio of the pilot or reference signal of each of the plurality of base stations such that the signal-to-interference- and noise ratio is above a defined threshold at least in a defined part of the serving area; a partitioning strategy to jointly determine an optimal partition of the served area and an associated optimal load of each of the plurality of base stations for a current set of physical base station parameters for each direct search iteration; said partitioning strategy using an updated value of the received power of the pilot or reference signal for each the plurality of user locations associated with the current set of physical base station parameters for each direct search iteration; and using said optimized model network configuration to configure said real cellular, wireless communication network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
- each of the plurality of radio cells covering a cell area which is further sub-divided into user locations, said network being defined by network parameters, the method comprising;
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